Man-sized 'foosball' substitutes soccer in Argentina

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How to play soccer and social distance?

Human foosball

(SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) PLAYER, GUSTAVO SANTAPAOLA, SAYING:

"The truth is that I tried it out, I've come and it is the first time I've kicked a ball in some months. I'm telling you this truthfully, I am emotional."

"Metegol humano" was invented

to recover the game in Argentina

Location: Pergamino

Each team has its own zone

marked by rectangles

Up to 10 players are allowed

with limited contact

Pitch-length dribbles

Slide tackles

(SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) GAME CREATOR, GUSTAVO CUIFFO, SAYING:

"This is for two teams of five players, for a recreational activity that practices social distancing and with no contact, with no chance of shoving because the boundary is at the rectangle that each team takes up. They are fixed positions, just like a goalkeeper, with the defence and the forwards."